Celebrating lots of work

 

• I have just to come to the end of one of the busiest weeks I've had for a long time, which is definitely a cause for celebration.
• Also, my free sweetpeas continue.
• And the quote from the garage was lower than expected.

'Morning' by Sir Alfred East, a man who loved a good tree

I was part of a bigger celebration on Wednesday, when I went to the events marking the centenary of the Alfred East Art Gallery here in town. There were performances and speeches and marching bands and church bells and all manner of pomp and circumstance. Splendid stuff. Part of the celebration was the 'appearance' of Sir Alfred East as performed by Geoff Hales, who regaled us with tales of 'his' life and left us with some advice for would-be artists: allways sit comfortably to avoid indigestion caused by hunching on a low stool - but remember that no one ever painted a decent sky while sitting down; get up as early as you can, and be prepared to miss your supper if you are in creative mood; and if you think a tree would suit your painting better if it were on the other side of the river, move it - it's only there because someone chose to plant it there, so an artist must be free to plant it elsewhere.

How's your week been?